Quiz 10.1

The vast grasslands that once covered the middle of North America have mainly been replaced by

• forest land.

• urban areas.

• parks and preserves.

• rangeland and cropland.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

In which of the following categories of land cover would you most likely expect to find the highest human population?

• cropland

• rangeland

• urban areas

• rural areas

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Cities and suburbs are examples of

• cropland.

• rangeland.

• rural areas.

• urban areas.

Light pollution describes the way that city lights brighten the night sky, obscuring the stars and planets.

• True

• False

The environmental and health impacts of pollution are shared evenly among urban residents.

• True

• False

The poor typically live downstream from polluting facilities.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Cities must export almost all of the resources used by their residents.

• True

• False

The ecological footprints of cities are smaller than their actual land areas.

• True

• False

Land cover is.........

• The vegetation and manufactured structures that cover land

• Human activities that occur on land and are directly related to the land

• The shift of population from the countryside to urban areas

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

An area in which the temperature is several degrees higher than that of the surrounding area

• Rural Area

• Heat Island

• Urbanizaation